Fireproof system.



P. K. MAGR'UDER & J. MOREY.

FIRBPROOF SYSTEM.

APPLICATION FILED 00T. 7. 1910.

Patented Feb. 28,1911.

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FIREPROOF SYSTEM.

APPLICATION FILED 00T. 7, 1910.

Patented Feb. `28, 1911.

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Witnesses entorS Attorneys PAUL K. MAGBUDER AND JAY MOREY, OF SANr ANTONIO, TEXAS.

FIREPROOF 4SYSTEEM.

Specification of Letters Patent.,

Application filed October 7, 1910. Serial No. 585,874.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that we, PAUL K. MAGRUDER and JAY Monat', citizens of Athe United States. rtsiding at San Antonio, in the county of Bexar, State of Texas, have invented a new and useful Fireproof System, of which the following is a specification.

It is the object of this invention to provide a tire proof construction for buildings,

which may readily be constructed, at coin-v paratively small expense, the constituent elements of the device being assembled in a novel and improved manner, to promote the strength of the building, and to enhance the fire resisting qualities thereof.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, t-he invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and .in the details of construction hereinafter de- I scribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

ln the drawings,*l`igure 1 is a vertical section, parts being broken away and shown in elevation; Fig. 2 is a horizontal transverse section on the line A-B of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a side elevation, showing certain details of the construction. portions of the device being removed, in order that details may more clearly appear; Fig. 4 is an elevation showing the upper end of one of the supporting posts, and illustrating the manner in which the counters are connected with the posts and with the'eyebeam which rests thereon; and Fig. 5 is a toij plan of a portion of the roof construction, parts being broken away.

rllhe sub-structure may consist of a plu` rality of piers 1, ordinarily fashioned from concrete. Pedestals 2 rest upon the piers 1, the pedestals being bolted, as at 8, or otherwise secured to the piers 1. The pedestals 2 serve to support vertical posts 4.

Resting upon the piers 1, are the floor beams 5, these floor beams 5 consisting of a vertical flange A. and a horizontal flange B. These flanges A and B of the floor beams 5 are rectangularly disposed with respect to each other, the horizont-al flanges B beingk bolted as at 6, or otherwise secured to the piers 1. v

"he posts 4 are preferably fashioned from iron pipes, and to the sides of the posts 4,

L, disposed at right angles to each are secured, adjacent the tops of the posts, angle brackets 7, each consisting of a vertical flange C, and a horizontal flange I), rectangularly disposed.- By means of bolts 8 or the like, the vertical `llanges C of the anglebrackets '7 are secured to the posts 4. An eye-beam 17, horizontally positioned, rests upon the vposts 4.

A`plurality of diagonally disposed counters are provided, the same consisting of lower members 10, and upper members 12, the upper members 12 being provided with angular-ly disposed heads 14. These angularly disposed heads 14 are, as clearly seen in Fig. 4, disposed between the flanges D of the angle brackets 7 and the eye-beam 17. A. bolt 9, or like securing element, is extended through the lower flange F of the Aeye-beam 17, through the head 14 of the upper member 12 of the counter, and through the horizontal flange D of the angle bracket 7, the bolt 9 thus constituting a means for holding the eye-beam 17 to the post 7, and likewise constituting a means ratentea Feb. 28. 191i.

for retaining the heads 14 of the portions 12 of the counters upon the angle brackets,

y buckles 16.

The rafters 18 are fashioned from angle members comprising a verticalflangel G, and a rectangularly disposed flange H. To

the intermediate portion of the eyebeam 17, angle brackets 19 are secured. These angle brackets 19 consist of flanges K and other, the flange K being secured to the intermediateportion of the eye-'beam 17 by means 4of a bolt 21, being'secured lg means of a bolt 20 to the vertical flange of the rafter 18.

A'lhe rafters 18 are braced, as shown in,y

Fig. 5, by counters, consisting of separate members 22. The remote ends of these members 22 are angularly bent as shown at 24, to extend through thelanges G of the rafters 18, the ends of the members 22 being threaded to receive nuts 25, whereby the members 22 are'held assembled with the flanges Gr of the rafters 18. The adjacent ends of the members 22 of the counters, are

the flange L of the angle bracket' threaded, to receive turn buckles 23. Disposed transverselyl of the rafters 18 and secured to the horizontal anges H thereof, in spaced relation, are channel members 26 and 27 (see Fig. 1). Resting yupon these channel members 26 and 27 is a metallic sheet lath 28', this lath, adjacent one edge, being bound, as shown at 29 in Fig. 1, betvve'en the upper head 3() of the eye-beam 17 and the channel member v27. Vertieally disposed channel members 31 (see Figs. 1 and 2), rest upon the horizontally disposed flanges B of the lower beams. To the outer faces of these channels 31, a metallic sheet lath 32 is applied. The lath 32, thechannels 31, the counters (consisting of the elements 1 0, 12, and 1(3), and the posts 4 throughout a portion of their diameters, are embedded in a monolithic wall structure 33. The roof is likewise a monolithic structure, shown at 34,

. and in this roof structure 34, the channels 26 and 27, thelath 28, and a portion of the upper flange or head 30 of the eye-beam 17 are embedded, as clearly shown in Fig 1, the roof34 resting upon the horizontal fianges'H of the rafters 18.. Above the eyebeam 17 the roof structure 34 merges'into the Wall structure 33, as denoted by the numeral 35 in Fig. 1.

'lhc device is so constructed that it may be erected at trifling cost, and when once in place, will present a fire proof building construction of unusual strength and of great rc resisting qualities, it of course being understood that the wall structure 33 and roof structure 34 are refractory.l

Referring particularly to Fig 4 it will be seen that the eye-beam 17 rests, not only upon the upper end of the post 4, but, as

lwell, upon the heads 14 of the members 12 of the counters, these heads 14 resting, 1n

their turn, upon the flanges D ofthe angle brackets 7. The counters are thus bound in place by the weight of the eye-beam 17, and

' end to one of said angle members, the other of which is provided with an angularly disposed head resting upon one of said brackets; aturn buckle connecting the ad-` jacent ends of the counter members; an eye-beam resting upon the posts and upon .the heads of some of the counter members;

a securing element extended throughbne flange of the eye-beam, through the head of a counter member, and through one flange of an angle bracket; rafters supported by the eye-beam ,I channels resting upon the rafters; a sheet lath resting agamst the channels; and a monolithic wall inclosing the lath, the channels, the counters, and a portion of the posts.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own, we have hereto alixed our 'signatures in the presence of two Witnesses.

PAUL K. MAGRUDER. JAY MOREY.

l Witnesses:

C. DBISCOLL, A. S. CHILD. 

